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Lion 'takes revenge on trophy hunters'

Two trophy hunters pose for a photo next the body of a lion they have just slaughtered in South Africa.

An outraged lion apparently taking revenge on behalf of its friend then leaps at the woman who screams and runs away.

The unusal footage was posted online on Tuesday and has been shared by thousands, with many debating whether it’s real or fake.

Jayden Turner, who uploaded the video with the hashtag #stoptrophyhunting claims he was given the footage by a hunter when he was in South Africa, who “thought it was hilarious”.

“For me this video highlights a distressing situation that the world needs to see,” Mr Turner wrote.

"Every year trophy hunters kill thousands of exotic wild animals in Africa, this combined with poaching poses a serious threat to the survival of our most loved and endangered species. We have to stop this now.”

Many online commentators expressed their certainty the video was a fake, guessing it was actually a campaign video against big game hunting.

Others have praised the video for its production values.

“If this is fake, they did a decent job on making sure the lion actually appeared on the horizon and not through thin air,” one YouTube user wrote.